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Domino Theory coined- Eisenhower - inlight of Vietnam
The Domino Theory was a theory in which Eisenhower believed if one country fell to communism the rest would as well, just like dominos. -
Geneva Accords
intended to settle outstanding issues resulting from the Korean War and the First Indochina War, was a conference involving several nations that took place in Geneva, Switzerland -
Assassination of Diem
He was the final prime minister of the State of Vietnam, and then served as President of South Vietnam until he was captured and assassinated during the 1963 military coup -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia -
LBJ ordered 1st troops to Vietnam
LBJ send troops to Vietnam in 1965 in response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident of August 2 and 4, 1964. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. -
My Lai Massacre
A company of American soldiers brutally killed most of the people—women, children and old men—in the village of My Lai -
Nixon’s Vietnamization policy
a policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through a program to "expand, equip, and train South Vietnamese forces and assign to them an ever-increasing combat role, at the same time steadily reducing the number of U.S. combat troops -
Nixon sends troops into Cambodia
Nixon announced his decision to launch American forces into Cambodia with the special objective of capturing COSVN -
Kent State shooting
the killings of four and wounding of nine other unarmed Kent State University students by the Ohio National Guard -
Hard Hat Riot
It started around noon when around 400 construction workers and around 800 office workers attacked around 1,000 demonstrators affiliated with the student strike of 1970 -
Nixon’s Christmas bombing
Infuriated, President Nixon ordered plans drawn up for retaliatory bombings of North Vietnam. Linebacker II was the result. -
Paris Peace Accords
a peace treaty signed to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam War -
War Powers Act
a congressional resolution designed to limit the U.S. president's ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad -
Saigon Falls
the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong